Animal By-product Material: Difference between revisions

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* '''Category 3''' - Low Risk: materials include; carcasses or body parts passed fit for humans to eat (at a slaughter house), domestic catering waste, processed animal proteins (PAP)

There are specific requirements for using ABPs in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-animal-by-products-at-compost-and-biogas-sites Using ABP at Compost and Biogas Sites]</ref>. If the site treats Category 3 ABPs or Category 2 ABPs (that have first been pressure rendered at an approved site) then EU standards for treatment must be met, which also applies to [[MBT]] sites where compost is used on or over land. EU standards are:

There are specific requirements for using ABPs in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-animal-by-products-at-compost-and-biogas-sites Using ABP at Compost and Biogas Sites]</ref> which is regulated by [[APHA]]. If the site treats Category 3 ABPs or Category 2 ABPs (that have first been pressure rendered at an approved site) then EU standards for treatment must be met, which also applies to [[MBT]] sites where compost is used on or over land. EU standards are:

* treat ABPs at 70<sup>o</sup>C for an hour with maximum particle size of 12mm

* sterilise Category 2 ABPs at 133<sup>o</sup>C with 3 bar pressure for 20 minutes

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 * '''Category 3''' - Low Risk: materials include; carcasses or body parts passed fit for humans to eat (at a slaughter house), domestic catering waste, processed animal proteins (PAP)
-There are specific requirements for using ABPs in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-animal-by-products-at-compost-and-biogas-sites Using ABP at Compost and Biogas Sites]</ref>. If the site treats Category 3 ABPs or Category 2 ABPs (that have first been pressure rendered at an approved site) then EU standards for treatment must be met, which also applies to [[MBT]] sites where compost is used on or over land. EU standards are:
+There are specific requirements for using ABPs in a [[Composting]] facility or [[Biogas]]/[[Anaerobic Digestion]] facility<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-animal-by-products-at-compost-and-biogas-sites Using ABP at Compost and Biogas Sites]</ref> which is regulated by [[APHA]]. If the site treats Category 3 ABPs or Category 2 ABPs (that have first been pressure rendered at an approved site) then EU standards for treatment must be met, which also applies to [[MBT]] sites where compost is used on or over land. EU standards are:
 * treat ABPs at 70<sup>o</sup>C for an hour with maximum particle size of 12mm
 * sterilise Category 2 ABPs at 133<sup>o</sup>C with 3 bar pressure for 20 minutes